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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For me - if I’m already away from my kids for work, it’s hard to take even more time away otherwise.[/quote]

I get that -- but once every few weeks?[/quote]

I’m not sure how old your friends’ kids are. Of course it got easier as my kids got older. This is the infant & toddlers board, and yes, it was hard for me then.  If they work and then are gone 6-10 they’re giving up most of their time with their child that day. [/quote]

This. I do take a few hours to myself on the weekend, but I don’t like missing evenings during the week unless I really need to. I’m not trying to be a martyr but to be honest I like hanging out with my toddler and hearing about her day more than going to happy hour.[/quote]

I guess I’m confused. Who says it has to be happy hour? I haven’t been to happy hour since before my kids were born. My friends and I go out to dinner at like 7:30 which is close to when the kids are going to bed anyway. I don’t really miss much time with my kids in that scenario. Why is it dinner at 6 or nothing? [/quote]

I used happy hour as an example. OP asked about the hours from 6-10. My kid goes to bed around 8. As someone else noted, many people in this area are spread out so you need to factor in commute. To be honest, once 8 pm rolls around I’m wiped and want to decompress. Sometimes I need to work, but if not 8-10 is time I take to myself to read, workout, and catch up with my spouse. Would one night away from that kill me? No. But I’d much rather see my friends over lunch/brunch/a hike if their schedules allow. I don’t understand OP’s emphasis on weeknight activities when other times are so much easier for many parents. I’m saying this as someone whose DH does more childcare than I do. [/quote]

The original post only specified nights, not "week nights."

The catching up with spouse thing is interesting to me. I see my spouse every day. There's really not much to catch up on after maybe eight hours.
On the other hand, ducking out of work for lunch is tough for me. Brunch on a weekend conflicts with kids' sports schedules and their free time where we could do something as a family.
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